to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
eloquence; volubility; (lit.) (like) water on a standing board
main; principal; chief; primary; major
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
theory of the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); five phases theory; wuxing theory
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
generating cycle (of the five elements in Chinese philosophy; wood generates fire, fire generates earth, earth generates metal, metal generates water, water generates wood); mutual generation
rivalry (between two irreconcilable forces); conflict; strife; mutual overcoming cycle (of the five elements in Chinese philosophy; wood overcomes earth, earth overcomes water, water overcomes fire, fire overcomes metal, metal overcomes wood); excessive destructive cycle
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); the five phases; five practices of the Bodhisattvas; the five pillars of Islam
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
cheerful expression; pleased look; joyful look
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
pointy hat; cone-shaped hat; pixie hat
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
historical; traditional; historic
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
religious leader; religious figure; religious practitioner
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to translate; to interpret
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
popular name; common name; given name
to present; to dedicate; to obey; to follow; to proudly bear
holiness; sanctity; sacredness
nothing but; none other than
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
anthropologist; ethnologist
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords)
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
preliminary step; first step
to play a leading role; to play a central part
antisocial; contrary to public order or morality; offensive; sociopathic; immoral; obscene
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
MP; magic point; military police (US, etc.); MP; member of parliament (UK, etc.); MP
supernatural (e.g. psychic phenomena and such); paranormal